Table 3 PSM-DID results for the impact of the family doctor system on health service utilization in patients with hypertension and diabetes

Hypertension

Annual follow-up visits

7.16 (7.10,7.22)

7.03 (6.98,7.08)

7.88 (7.82,7.94)

6.83 (6.77,6.89)

0.12 (0.12,0.13)

< 0.001

Annual outpatient visits

29.74 (29.44,30.04)

21.73 (21.47,21.99)

31.65 (31.32,31.97)

22.00 (21.73,22.26)

0.08 (0.07,0.09)

< 0.001

Annual outpatient visits in community health centers

21.48 (21.25,21.70)

10.91 (10.72,11.09)

24.36 (24.10,24.62)

11.44 (11.24,11.64)

0.09 (0.08,0.11)

< 0.001

Proportion of outpatient visits in community health centers

75.11 (74.78,75.45)

50.21 (49.71,50.71)

79.54 (79.24,79.84)

50.91 (50.40,51.42)

0.02 (0.01,0.03)

< 0.001

Annual outpatient visits in secondary and tertiary hospitals

8.17 (8.02,8.32)

10.69 (10.52,10.86)

7.12 (6.98,7.26)

10.36 (10.19,10.53)

-0.14 (-0.16, -0.13)

< 0.001

Annual inpatient admissions

0.21 (0.20,0.22)

0.24 (0.23,0.25)

0.36 (0.34,0.37)

0.44 (0.42,0.46)

-0.02 (-0.05, -0.01)

0.013

Diabetes

Annual follow-up visits

5.56 (5.47,5.66)

5.58 (5.49,5.67)

5.66 (5.57,5.75)

5.12 (5.03,5.22)

0.07 (0.06,0.106)

< 0.001

Annual outpatient visits

33.45 (32.74,34.17)

25.34 (24.72,25.95)

35.37 (34.63,36.12)

25.72 (25.07,26.37)

0.05 (0.03,0.08)

< 0.001

Annual outpatient visits in community health centers

23.85 (23.30,24.39)

12.22 (11.77,12.66)

26.98 (26.39,27.57)

13.00 (12.50,13.49)

0.07 (0.04,0.10)

< 0.001

Proportion of outpatient visits in community health centers

73.11 (72.39,73.83)

46.76 (45.69,47.82)

78.66 (78.02,79.29)

47.38 (46.27,48.48)

0.03 (0.02,0.06)

< 0.001

Annual outpatient visits in secondary and tertiary hospitals

9.49 (9.15,9.83)

12.95 (12.54,13.36)

8.20 (7.88,8.51)

12.45 (12.04,12.86)

-0.13 (-0.16, -0.10)

< 0.001

Annual inpatient admissions

0.27 (0.24,0.29)

0.38 (0.35,0.41)

0.44 (0.40,0.47)

0.58 (0.53,0.62)

-0.09 (-0.10, -0.03)

0.128